The Writing Process and Tiffany Trent

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Tiffany Trent, author of the Hallowmere series, has a new book coming out, The Unnaturalists, an interesting and fantastic tour marrying Victorian science and the biology of faeries. Tamora Pierce has great things to say about the book, and I can speak to how much I enjoyed the Hallowmere series. I'm happy that Tiffany has taken some time out of her Wiscon prep to answer some questions about her writing process.

Tamago: Do you have a regular drafting process, or does your drafting process vary from book to book? (If it varies, please keep one project in mind as you answer these questions.)

Tiffany: It tends to vary from book to book. I’ve tried both chronological drafting and also what I’ll call “scene” drafting, in which I allow myself to write whatever scene I want as it comes to me, regardless of order. I did that with a book I started a couple years ago and it was fun, but it became a great challenge when I tried to figure out where the pieces went. I’m still figuring it out!

Tamago: In general, how many drafts does it take before you are satisfied with a novel?

Tiffany: I’m not sure I’m ever satisfied. The closest to satisfied I’ve been is THE UNNATURALISTS (coming in August) and that took more drafts than I care to count, including three to-the-bones rewrites.

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